Consumer education's role in business education should attempt to provide students with consumer understandings and skills that will serve them personally both at home and on-the-job. Part of business education classroom activities should then center on consumer rights, needs, and problems. (BP)

Various methods of teaching consumer education in business education courses are enumerated. These include such teaching techniques as simulation and role playing, debating techniques, behavior analysis, continuum, preference testing, small group problem solving, learning packets, and publicizing consumer information. (BP)

The study of personal finance, including money management, income and spending, saving and investing, and the use of credit, has never found a home in schools. Business educators who teach how to manage the world of work should also teach how to manage the money earned there. (JOW)

Consumer education is a necessary and integral part of the total educational process, and we must strive to accord it rightful status in all curriculums. To ensure the economic health of our nation's marketplace and its future consumers, we can do no less. (Author)

All students, regardless of their career choices, need a basic understanding of economic principles. Personal finance and consumer education are essential for becoming effective citizens and developing personal lifetime values. (SK)